Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Director Basic of Israeli Ministry of Defence Maj Gen (Res) Amir Baram co-chair the seventeenth India-Israel Joint Working Group assembly, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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India and Israel on Tuesday signed a defence cooperation settlement aimed toward facilitating the sharing of superior applied sciences and selling co-development and co-production of key weapon methods and navy {hardware} — a step in the direction of strengthening their already shut strategic partnership.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Tel Aviv following the seventeenth assembly of the India–Israel Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Director Basic of the Israeli Ministry of Defence Maj Gen (Res) Amir Baramthe, Ministry of Defence mentioned in an announcement.
In accordance with the ministry, the MoU supplies a “unified imaginative and prescient and coverage path to deepen the already sturdy defence cooperation between the 2 nations.”
“India–Israel defence partnership is long-standing, primarily based on deep mutual belief and shared safety pursuits,” the assertion added.
The settlement outlines a variety of collaborative areas that may profit each nations. Key fields recognized embrace strategic dialogue, coaching and defence industrial cooperation, and joint growth in science and expertise, notably in rising domains reminiscent of synthetic intelligence, cyber safety, and technological innovation.
The ministry mentioned the MoU will pave the way in which for sharing superior defence applied sciences and additional promote co-development and co-production of methods that improve each nations’ safety capabilities.
Throughout the JWG assembly, the 2 sides reviewed ongoing defence initiatives and famous that each nations have considerably benefited from one another’s technological and operational strengths.
“In addition they mentioned potential areas for future collaboration in expertise growth and functionality enhancement,” the assertion mentioned.
The discussions additionally coated regional and international safety challenges, with either side reiterating their shared dedication to combating terrorism and addressing widespread threats to peace and stability.
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